DREER'S SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS for Fall Planting 



Pentstemon— Beord Tongue A 



Most useful showy perennials either for the border or rockery. 

 They bloom profusely throughout the summer months. 



Barbatus, Pink Beauty. Long spikes of bright clean shell 



pink flowers on stately spikes 2 to 3 feet long. 

 — Torreyi. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; height 3 to 4 feet. 

 Digitalis. Purple-white flowers with purple throats; 2 to3 feet. 

 Heterophyllus. Large azure blue flowers; 2 feet. 

 Pubescens. Bright rosy purple; IJ feet 



Any of the above: 2Sc each; $2.50 per doz.; SIS. 00 per 100. 



Beautiful Single Peonies 



A group of these large-flowered single Peonies wlien in full 

 bloom makes a most gorgeous display. Their really immense, 

 silky textured blooms have an exotic charm unlike any other 

 flower. 



La Fraicheur. Large lilac-rose flowers. Blooms early. 

 L'Etincelante. Brilliant carmine with silvery margins. Early. 

 Nymphe. Lovely, large, flesh white blooms. Late. 

 Othello. Clear carmine changing to purple. An early bloomer. 

 Any ofihe above: Sl.OO each; SIO.OO per doz. 

 The set of 4 Single Peonies, value $4.00, for $3.50. 



Beautiful Double Peonies 



Albert Crousse (Tall, Late). Very large, rosy white flowers 

 flecked crimson. A free bloomer; splendid for cutting. 



Avalanche (Tall, Midseason). A showy Peony with very large, 

 creamy white flowers of superb form. 



Baroness Schroeder {Tall, Midseason). Large, globular, flesh 

 white flowers passing to milky white. Very fragrant. 



Duchesse de Nemours (Medium, Early). An extremely early, 

 cup-shaped, free blooming, fragrant sulphur white. 



Felix Crousse {Medium, Midseason). Brilliant dazzling ruby- 

 red. Exceptionally fiery, bright, and efifective. 



Festiva Maxima {Tall, Early). The most popular of all the 

 whites. Center flecked with crimson. 



Karl Rosenfleld {Tall, Midseason). Globular dark crimson 

 flow-ers of great brilliance. An exceedingly popular variety. 



Louis Van Houtte {Dwarf, Late). One of the best dark 

 varieties. Rich crimson developing slight silvery tips. 



Meissonier (Tall, Late). The guard petals are a brilliant purple- 

 red which harmonizes with the deep crimson center. 



Mme. Ducel {D'jearf, Midseason). Perfect globular flowers of a 

 bright silvery pink with salmon shadings and silvery rellex. 



Mme. Emile Galle {Medium, Midseason). Shell pink w^ith tips 

 of heliotrope and lavender. Of exquisite beauty. 



Mons. Jules Elie {Medium, Midseason). One of the largest 

 flowered. Pale lilac-rose blooms with an attractive silvery reflex. 

 Any of the above: SOc each; S5.00 per doz.; S40.00 per 100. 



Old-Fashioned Double Red Peony 



Paeonia officinalis rubra 



This is the oldest and still one of the most popular sorts. It is 

 the first to come into bloom. Brilliant glowing deep crimson 

 double flowers in great profusion. 60c each; S6.00 per doz. 



Double Peonies in Mixture 



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Double Mixed. All 



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Dreer's Superb Hardy Phlox 



Among the hardy perennial plants no class is of more importance 

 than Phlox. The plants succeed in almost any soil and position, 

 and flower through a long season. While tliey will continue in 

 good condition and flower freely for many years without attention, 

 yet they respond quickly to and are improveil by cultivation. 



The habit of growth is indicated by D=Dwarf, M=Medium, 

 T = Tall. 



Antonin Mercie. Bluish lilac on a light lilac ground. M. 

 Bridesmaid. Pure white with just a faint red eye. M. 

 Diplomat. The finest white Phlox in existence. D. 

 Eclaireur. Brilliant rosy purple with lighter halo. M. 

 Enchantress. One of the finest salmon-pinks. D. 

 Firebrand. Brilliant vermilion-scarlet with deeper center. D. 

 Jules Sandeau. A large, free-flowering salmon-pink. D. 

 La Vague. Pure mauve with a contrasting aniline red eye. D. 

 Leo Schlageter. Bright scarlet with dark crimson eye. D. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. A very fine pure white. Blooms early. T. 

 Painted Lady. Silver pink, shaded salmon. Cherry red eye. T. 

 Pastel Pink. Silver pink with salmon-pink shadings. T. 

 Professor Virchow. Bright carmine, shaded orange-scarlet. M. 

 Rheinlander. Salmon-pink with deep claret red eye. D. 

 Riverton Jewel. A lovely mauve-rose with carmine-red eye. D. 

 R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy carmine with claret red eye. T. 

 Thor. Deep salmon-pink, shaded scarlet; aniline red eye. D. 

 Widar. Light reddish violet with large white center. D. 



Any of the above: 2.Sc each; S2.50 per doz.; Sl.vOO per 100. 



Phlox subulata 



Phlox subulata— Mo5* or Mountain Pink A® 



An early spring-flowering type with pretty, moss-like, evergreen 

 foliage, which during the flowering season is hidden under the 

 masses of bloom. An excellent plant for the rockery or the border, 

 and invaluable for carpeting the ground. 



Blue Hill. A uniform, compact grower producing early in the 

 spring and again in late fall a splendid display of showy blue 

 flowers. One of the best and surely a most distinct type and 

 color. 



Brilliant {A tro purpurea). This compact growing variety is a 

 brilliant sport of the same bright crimson-red color as the popular 

 Azalea Hinodegiri. Very distinct. 



Vivid. A companion sort similar in habit to the above but 

 differing in the color of its flowers which are a pleasing bright 

 salmon-pink. 



Alba. Pure white. Lilacina. Light lilac. Rosea. Pure rose. 



Any of these: 25c each; S2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



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